Debloat the Xiaomi MiTV-AXSO2

Android TV 9 · 32 apps on the list · tested on a real set

The Xiaomi MiTV-AXSO2 is an Android TV 9 set from India, on the same board family as other dangal sets. It ships with Xiaomi and Google telemetry, PatchWall and sponsored rows, Mi TV+ live channels and a Sensara partner TV guide that promotes shows. It also has background services, a Google Play Music app that has been shut down, a TCL browser, and a text message service that a TV does not use.

Everything in the list stayed off after a restart on this set. The PatchWall button on the remote does nothing once its home app is off. TidyTV turns these apps off from your phone over the same Wi-Fi, after saving a backup, and deletes nothing.

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Apps TidyTV can turn off on the Xiaomi MiTV-AXSO2

Grouped as the tested list groups them. In the app each one has a switch, so you choose. Apps marked your call are extras the list leaves on.

Xiaomi + Google telemetry 4

Miui analyticscom.miui.tv.analytics
Xiaomi statisticcom.xiaomi.statistic
Google Feedbackcom.google.android.feedback
Bugreportsendercom.google.android.tv.bugreportsender

PatchWall, content rows, sponsored rows, partner auto-installs 9

Tvhome atvcom.mitv.tvhome.atv
Xm webcontentcom.xm.webcontent
Xiaomi floatingframecom.xiaomi.floatingframe
Google recommendationsalso feeds the notification panel, see the sign-in notecom.google.android.tvrecommendations
Leanbacklauncher recommendationscom.google.android.leanbacklauncher.recommendations
Play auto-install of partner appsandroid.autoinstalls.config.xiaomi.amelie
Play auto-install of partner appsandroid.autoinstalls.config.xioami.dangal
Mi TV+ sponsored live channelscom.mitv.tvhome.mitvplus
Sensara partner TV guideco.sensara.tv.mitv

Xiaomi background services 4

"TV Manager" cleanercom.xiaomi.mitv.tvmanager
Mitv handbookcom.xiaomi.mitv.handbook
Mitv updateservicefirmware updates: re-enable to check for onecom.xiaomi.mitv.updateservice
Static legal / privacy text screenscom.xiaomo.tv.milegal

Preloaded apps 7

Xiaomi mimusic2com.xiaomi.mimusic2
Mi Gallerycom.mitv.gallery
Google Play Musiccom.google.android.music
Google TV storePlay Movies & TVcom.google.android.videos
Play Gamescom.google.android.play.games
YouTube Musiccom.google.android.youtube.tvmusic
Tcl browsercom.tcl.browser

Personal choice 2

old partner copies of streaming apps (see notes)

Xiaomitv sonylivcom.xiaomitv.sonyliv
Zee5 xiaomiTVcom.zee5.xiaomiTV

Android extras a TV without camera, printer or SIM doesn't use 6

Camera2com.android.camera2
Gallery3dcom.android.gallery3d
Printspoolercom.android.printspooler
TalkBackscreen reader: keep it if anyone in the house uses itcom.google.android.marvin.talkback
Smspushcom.android.smspush
Basic screensavercom.android.dreams.basic

What always stays on

Live TV: com.android.tv is not on the list, so Live TV stays on.
USB photos: the Media Player still opens photos from a USB stick, even though the Mi Gallery app is off.
Play Store, Play services, keyboards, TV inputs, the remote and Bluetooth pairing are always kept by TidyTV.
The TV's own settings apps are always kept.

Good to know on this model

Google sign-in: the notification panel gets its list from the Google TV recommendations service, which this list turns off. To sign in again, turn that service on in the app, sign in, then turn it off again.
Storage is tight, with about 600 MB free. A Play Services update can take about 300 MB right after sign-in, and later installs can fail.
The screen reader, Talkback, is on the list. Keep its switch on if anyone in the house uses it.

How to do it

Turn on developer options On the TV, open Settings › System › About and select the build number 7 times. Then turn on USB debugging, and Network debugging if you see it.
Tap your TV in TidyTV Your phone finds the TV on the Wi-Fi. Tick "Always allow" and press Allow when the TV asks.
Review, then tidy TidyTV saves a backup, shows these apps with switches, and turns off the ones you pick, checking each one.

Questions

Will it stop the ads on the home screen?

It turns off PatchWall, the Mi TV+ sponsored channels, the Sensara sponsored show picks, and the sponsored rows on the home screen. The Google recommendation rows are off too.

Can I get the old home screen back?

Yes. Restore everything turns every app back on and puts the old home screen back in one tap.

Will I still get firmware updates?

Not while the update service is off. Turn the Xiaomi update service back on in the app to check for firmware, and turn it off again if you like.

Source: the xiaomi-mitv-axso2 list in cleanyourtv by Gathin (MIT), tested on this model. TidyTV re-checks every app against its own protected list before each change.